TTE thrashes a passenger on a train, Railway Minister reacts
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New Delhi: Many on social media were outraged at a footage showing a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) slapping a passenger onboard Barauni-Lucknow Express on Thursday.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw declared ‘zero tolerance for such misconduct’ as the TTE was seen slapping, pulling at the passenger's muffler and abusing him for travelling without ticket.
The passenger, all the while, can be heard asking "mera koi galti hai, sir (what is my mistake, sir)', NDTV reported.
The Railway Minister said that the TTE has been suspended.
The Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway (DRM/LJN) also said on X that ‘the concerned TTE has been suspended by the competent authority’, as well as initiating a probe into the incident.
As the video was widely circulated, the North Eastern Railway confirmed the official was suspended with immediate effect.